Overland Tech and Travel is curated by Jonathan Hanson, co-owner of Overland Expo and its sister company, Exploring Overland. Jonathan segued from a misspent youth almost directly into a misspent adulthood, cleverly sidestepping any chance of a normal career track or a secure retirement by becoming a freelance writer, working for Outside, National Geographic Adventure, and nearly two dozen other publications. He co-founded Overland Journal in 2007 and was its executive editor until 2011, when he sold his shares in the company. His travels encompass explorations on land and sea on six continents, by boot, bicycle, sea kayak, motorcycle, and four-wheel-drive vehicle. He has published a dozen books, gaining several obscure non-cash awards along the way, and is the co-author of the fourth edition of Tom Sheppard's overlanding bible, the Vehicle-dependent Expedition Guide.